Kelly Harms

The Good Luck Girls of Shipwreck Lane Kelly Harms

Publisher Marketing: The HomeSweetHome Network has just announced this year s lucky winner of a brand-new, fully loaded dream home: Janine Brown of Cedar Falls, Iowa. For Janine Janey Brown, hearing her name called on the TV has the hallmarks of one of her aunt Midge s harebrained plans designed to bring Janey into a world outside the one she once shared with her fiance. Janey, however, is reluctant to give up the safety and sanctity she finds in her tiny kitchen, submerging her anxiety and grief in the pursuit of the perfect pot-au-feu. Meanwhile, across town, Janine Nean Brown just knows that this house is her destiny. Good fortune took its sweet time showing up in her life, but better late than never. And now that it s here, the house promises an escape from the latest in her revolving door of crappy jobs and drunk boyfriends. This house will turn her into someone the world sees, instead of the bedraggled girl who others look past without a thought. Both Janine Browns head for Christmas Cove, Maine, to claim the prize they both rightfully think is theirs. When their lives and personalities intersect, however, they discover that more than just a million-dollar dream home awaits them at the water s edge. These three women (oh yes, Aunt Midge comes along for the ride!) arrive at their newfound mansion only to uncover what exactly it means to truly be home. Filled with wit and charm, "The Good Luck Girls of Shipwreck Lane" is Kelly Harms s enchanting and heartfelt debut a testament to the many, many ways love finds us, the power of a home-cooked meal, and just what it means to be lucky." Review Citations: Booklist 07/01/2013 pg. 27 (EAN 9781250022646, Open Ebook) Library Journal 12/01/2012 pg. 60 (EAN 9781250011381, Hardcover) Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2013 (EAN 9781250011381, Hardcover) Romantic Times 07/01/2013 pg. 39 (EAN 9781250011381, Hardcover) Booklist 07/01/2013 pg. 27 (EAN 9781250011381, Hardcover) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2014 pg. 401 (EAN 9781250011381, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Harms, Kelly KELLY HARMS is a former editor and literary agent who has worked with a wide array of bestselling and award-winning authors of commercial fiction. She traded New York City for the writing life in Madison, Wisconsin, where she lives with her adorable and sometimes imperious toddler Griffin. "The Good Luck Girls of Shipwreck Lane" is her first novel. Contributor Bio:  El-Attar, Suehyla Suehyla El-Attar is an actress and writer based in Atlanta, Georgia. She dabbled in radio for a bit, working with several well-known stations as a morning news personality and DJ. Eventually, she returned to acting, on stage and in film. She has nurtured both crafts of acting and writing, working with local companies such as Theatre du Reve, Synchronicity Theatre, the Alliance Theatre Company, and Horizon Theatre Company as dramaturge, actress, and playwright on several projects.